Pretty tight race at the top. Follow top 5 cumulative in each class: http://tracking.way.aero/wgc2012
Tag Archive for World Gliding Championships
August 15-1109 CDT (1609 UTC)
by Bill Elliott •
The big difference this morning is that the wind is already blowing from south about 15 knots, bringing in dry air from Mexico. Today is expected to be blue.
Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds
by Bill Elliott •
Good morning all for Day 10! Yesterday we all started the countdown being all very happy that there are only 5 days left. Today, with only 4 days left, a feeling of melancholy sneaks in. We will all miss this, as hard working and hot as it was. Bu…
Dan & Walts Weather
by Bill Elliott •
Here’s a quick look at the Uvalde Temp and Dew Point sounding from the radiometer this morning at 932am CDT Wed comparing the last 24 hours. Notice the cooling of 1.5 DegC below 4000msl and warming aloft from 5000 to 9000msl. What this means is that th…
Dan & Walts Weather
by Bill Elliott •
Finishers are rapidly coming into Uvalde at this hour, 1858 CDT, under a beautiful scattered cumulus filled sky. Our radiometer sounding profile indicates thermal tops and cloud bases at between 9,000 and 10,000ms. Soon I will post an animated gif loop…
Dan & Walts Weather
by Bill Elliott •
Finishers are rapidly coming into Uvalde at this hour, 1858 CDT, under a beautiful scattered cumulus filled sky. Our radiometer sounding profile indicates thermal tops and cloud bases at between 9,000 and 10,000ms. Soon I will post an animated gif loop…
Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds
by Bill Elliott •
Good afternoon to all!As the pilots are on course racing on a great day, I would like to take the chance and talk a little bit about yesterday, as promised. It was the first day after the well deserved rest day for all of us and we were all g…
Gena Tabery-On the Fly: Day 8
by Bill Elliott •
Day 8 was fluky from the beginning. Before weighing had even begun, Mark, Sophia, and Austin Keene had found two snakes, both of which appeared to be rattlesnakes, but only one of which was. Austin Keene walked away with rattles cut from the pit viper,…
Leigh Zimmerman "Around the Worlds"
by Bill Elliott •
Team Belgium’s 15M Pilots Baude and Manu Litt finished 1st and 2nd in the 15M Class. As I perused the score sheet it was apparent that many teammates finished together and so I asked Baude to comment on his task and about team flying with his bro…
Miss Daisy – Words About the Worlds
by Bill Elliott •
Good morning for day 9 at the WGC!Yesterday was a day full of wonderful events here, I can barely wait to tell you all about it in a later post. Now I would like to focus on the weather and task of the day. We will have a calmer sky today, without any …
